Movies About Ananda

Finding Happiness

Real transformation comes from within—Finding Happiness is a movie that will change the way you think about life. A story of personal transformation and inner freedom.

To see the trailer, interviews, photos and more information, visit the Finding Happiness website.

A film that brings a new perspective to docudrama, Finding Happiness presents real people living dynamic, harmonious lives in real communities around the world, viewed through the eyes of a fictional magazine journalist Juliet Palmer.

The Answer

The powerful true story of one man’s awakening.

The project revolves around the creation of a biopic which focuses on the life of J. Donald Walters—also known as Swami Kriyananda—one of the few direct disciples of the great Indian master Paramhansa Yogananda. Yogananda since the 30s spread yoga, not only as a discipline of psychological well-being, but as a system of life based on simple living and high spiritual ideals, a philosophy to be known and understood by Westerners.

Kriyananda, in his 20s, traveled across the country to devote his life to Yogananda after reading Yogananda’s much acclaimed book Autobiography of a Yogi.

“Mumbai-based Kriya Films launched their finished feature film The Answer, which tells the story of James Donald Walters, who became Swami Kriyananda, a disciple of Paramhamsa Yogananda who penned Autobiography of a Yogi.

“It is an epic motion picture that presents for the first time on the cinematic screen one of the most widely known and revered spiritual masters of our times – Paramhamsa Yogananda – in his own words through his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda,” said producer Kaveeta Oberoi Kaul.

The Answer…[is] aggressively positioned [as] a new era of filmmaking from India at Cannes.

Upcoming Events

Drop in for a lunch time refresher! Friday can become a day of inner calmness and joy with a short group meditation at the Ananda Center 12:15 – 12:45. These are open to all. Join in the powerful dynamic of … Continue reading →

Beginning Feb. 15th (Friday) and each Friday for 5 weeks, Rev. Michael Gadway will present an hour long class at 6pm on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. This unique class will present the historical Patanjali and his sutras in the old format … Continue reading →

This class is a blend of relaxing, calm stretching and vigorous, strength building standing poses Classes usually begin with a simple 1-2 minute seated meditation followed by at least 15-20 minutes of stretching warm-ups before engaging in more strenuous … Continue reading →

Child Centered Spiritual Activities are offered every Sunday in our center classroom during our Festival of Light service that is held in the adjoining temple space. The children are led in games, stories, crafts and simple yoga and meditation that uplift the … Continue reading →

The Sunday worship service at Ananda is inspired by the meditation tradition of the East and the ancient teachings of mystical Christianity, with inspirational readings from both the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita. Service includes music, group chanting and meditation, … Continue reading →

Our resident gourmet Indian chef, Indra Priya, at long last is offering a cooking class for all of us! Her simple and delicious Indian recipes will be demonstrated and tasted. Space is limited to 12 lucky souls so register asap to … Continue reading →

Join us for our Tuesday evening group meditation from 7:30–8:30pm (right after Hatha Yoga). These are open to all. Join in the powerful dynamic of group meditations. This is a wonderful way to decompress from your day at work and … Continue reading →

A wonderful way to begin or keep up your spiritual practice, this 90-minute sadhana includes the Energization Exercises, pranayama, yoga poses, Chanting, and meditation. The Energization Exercises were created for the purpose of activating the body cells at the same … Continue reading →